Meaning & use
catawampus
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Positioned crookedly or diagonally; askew or out of proper alignment.
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After the earthquake, the picture frames hung catawampus on the wall.
The old barn had settled unevenly, leaving its doorframe completely catawampus.
A note on using this word
An informal American English word, most common in Midwestern and Southern regional speech, with a wonderfully unusual sound that makes it memorable.
Words with a similar meaning
askewcrooked
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Words with an opposite meaning
straightaligned
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